Sentido | A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger / larger bodies of water. |
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Sinónimos | paso, seno |
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Casos | Dardanelos, Helesponto | The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey |
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East River, Río Este | A tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn |
Estrecho de Mesina | The strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy |
Golden Gate | A strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean |
Pas-de-Calais | The strait between the English Channel and the North Sea |
estrecho de Bering | A strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean |
estrecho de Corea | A strait between Korea and Japan |
estrecho de Gibraltar, Estrecho de Gibraltar | The strait between Spain and Africa |
estrecho de Magallanes | The strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent |
estrecho de Ormuz | A strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman |
General | canal, estrecho | A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger / larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels |
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Inglés | strait, sound |
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Catalán | estret |
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